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It's time to get rid of secret money in campaigns
| Elisabeth MacNamaraVoters beware. There is a flood of secret money headed into towns all across America and it looks like there is nothing to stop it from drowning out your voices in elections. But our elected officials can do something to help. They can support full disclosure and tell us where this money is coming from. They can give voters the information they need to cast a vote.
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Support for the DISCLOSE Act across the country
| StephanieOn Monday, the DISCLOSE Act will come to the floor of the U.S. Senate. We’ve been working hard to ensure that it overcomes the procedural hurdle known as cloture, and comes to the Senate floor for a full debate.
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Finish the Fight: Protect and Empower Voters
| Elisabeth MacNamaraEvery distinguished speaker who addressed the League’s 2012 Convention applauded the League of Women Voters for its devotion to political education and its faith that knowledge becomes power in the hands of voters. The League was urged to finish the fight to protect and empower voters.
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League asks U.S. Senate to Vote for Cloture on S. 3369
LWVUS sent a letter to the U.S. Senate asking Senators to vote for cloture on S. 3369, the DISCLOSE Act of 2012. The DISCLOSE Act is expected to come to the floor of the Senate on Monday, July 16.
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This Is It
| Elisabeth MacNamaraVery soon, the U.S. Senate will take up a bill to restore transparency to U.S. elections by requiring complete disclosure of spending on big-money advertising in candidate elections.
Contact your Senators now and ask them to vote for cloture on S. 3369, the DISCLOSE Act of 2012.
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Watch Videos from Convention 2012
| StephanieYou may remember that in the middle of June, we welcomed over 800 members from across the country to Washington, DC for our national convention. Convention was a huge success where we got a lot of great work done, learned a great deal from one another and Leagues across the country, and also had the opportunity to listen to some really incredible speakers.
Now those speeches are available for public consumption!
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Supreme Court Repeats Naïve, Uninformed Errors of Citizens United
| Elisabeth MacNamaraThe Court's decision today in a pivotal campaign finance case has repeated its naïve, uninformed errors from its Citizens United decision. The First Amendment is meant to protect essential freedoms, not as a weapon to destroy American democracy. We look forward to the day when the Supreme Court majority deals with facts rather than imposing their own ideological views.
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SUPREME COURT DECIDES PIVOTAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE CASE
| KellyCourt Repeats Naïve, Uninformed Errors of Its Citizens United Decision
Washington, DC – Today the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Montana Supreme Court in the case of American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock, a case that dealt with a state law passed by Montana voters to end the corrupting influence of money in candidate elections. The League signed onto an amicus brief in support of the Montana law.
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League and Partners Respond to White House Response on FEC Petition
The League and coalition partners sent the following letter in response to the White House's response on a petition effort around the FEC. The petition asked the Obama Administration to appoint new commissioners to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The petition gathered over 27,000 signatures, over 2,000 signatures above the required threshold needed for a response from The White House. On Friday, over four months after reaching the signature threshold, the White House finally responded.